By
Peter Coke

Performances

Dame Beatrice houses a collection of middle-aged 'guests', but
the real head of the household is Lily, her maid. To repay Dame Beatrice for
giving her a job despite her criminal past, Lily presents her with a mink cape
filched from the flat next door. The brigadier deploys his 'troops' to return
the fur. Indeed, the whole campaign is so invigorating that they are all
determined to retain this excitement in their lives by forming a syndicate to
steal furs and give their profits to Dame Beatrice's favourite worthy causes.
There are some sticky moments, but they continue with their gentle larceny until
Lily, mistrustful of their amateurism, makes them promise never to touch another
fur. But life is so flat after the police depart. Perhaps they cannot steal
furs, but.....